| 1981 |
- Helen Bucher, Monique Regenass-Bucher und Peter Regenass are appointed as new members of the board of directors.
- The first issue of the company magazine MOTOREX Revue is sent to customers.
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| 1987 |
- Introduction of MC engine oils, leading products both in technology and quality.
- First MOTOREX TV commercial.
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| 1990 |
- Planning started for a new futuristic building.
- Export sales climbed still higher.
- Claudine and Edy Bucher retired from active management after 47 years.
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| 1992 |
- MOTOREX moves into the new and enlarged buildings.
- 75th birthday celebrations.
- BUCHER AG MOTOREX was awarded ISO 9001 quality certification.
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| 1996 |
- Foundation of BUCHER-MOTOREX HOLDING AG.
- Greater presence on the world market.
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| 1997 |
- Publication of the 50th MOTOREX Review. Anniversaries: 80 years of Bucher AG and 50 years of the MOTOREX brand.
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| 1998 |
- MOTOREX received the GFM marketing prize for the marketing scenario MOTOREX Product Lines.
- 185 employees.
- The president of the board of directors, Mrs. Helen Bucher Voegeli, was named Businesswoman of the Year and awarded the Veuve Clicquot Prize.
- Tank storage capacity increased from 2.2 million litres to a total of 7.5 million litres.
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| 2000 |
- New building for expansion of production facilities.
- Untimely death of Helen Bucher.
- 200 employees.
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| 2001 |
- It may have begun well, but it ended even better with the WORLD STAR 2001 award for the MOTOREX 1-litre engine oil bottle with integrated filler neck.
- Neighbouring plot of land purchased as a strategic reserve for future growth.
- Peter Regenass-Bucher appointed to the post of president of the board of directors.
- Establishment of subsidiaries in Germany and the USA.
- Installation of the "Motorex drum" lift on the outside of the building and the Motorex display on the traffic roundabout.
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| 2002 |
- Monique Regenass-Bucher assumed overall operational responsibilities for the group of companies.
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| 2004 |
- Warehouse, rented since 2001, was purchased, including surrounding land, at the Langenthal Nord industrial estate.
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| 2005 |
- Publication of the 75th MOTOREX Revue (now MOTOREX Magazine).
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| 2006 |
- Creation of 100 parking spaces on a site that has been purchased adjacent to the factory
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| 2007 |
- "The green baton is being handed over": After a combined period of 66 years in charge of MOTOREX Monique and Peter Regenass-Bucher are handing over day-to-day control of the company to Edi Fischer and are concentrating on strategic issues in the management boards. There is no change in the ownership - MOTOREX is and remains a Swiss family company.
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| 2010 |
- Operations started at European logistics centre near Heidelberg (Germany).
- MOTOREX presented the “green revolution” in metalworking. The patented PMC® technology keeps cooling lubricants bacteriologically stable avoiding the use of problem substances.
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| 2011 |
- Extension of storage tanks for base fluids and finished products. 10 tanks with 0.5 million litres to 8.0 million in total.
- Construction of new building enclosure for 20 tanks.
- Purchase of plots of adjacent land including 7 properties comprising 11,000 sq. metres.
- Establishment of a subsidiary in Sweden.
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